Fitzalan High School Newsletter Ysgol Uwchradd Fitzalan Spring Term 2018 HIGH STANDARDS HIGH EXPECTATIONS LEARNING THROUGH PARTNERSHIP ININ THIS THIS ISSUE ISSUE CCF Special Edition Prosiect Ysgolion Creadigol Arweiniol Lead Creative Schools Project During the Spring term, 7FX have been Gweithgareddau LlCC / CCF Activities working to create an original film about Members of Fitzalan CCF have the transition from Year 6 to Year 7 as received their uniforms, as well as part of the Lead Creative Schools engaging in various activities. Project funded by the Arts Council, Wales. The script, film, props and everything else were created by the pupils themselves. They have worked extremely hard and everyone was sad Cynhadledd Cymraeg Blwyddyn 9 Fitzalan students from Year 9 attended the Welsh conference. to see the project come to an end last week. We are extremely proud of the talent, creativity, maturity and collaboration that we have seen from our pupils throughout the project and we are looking forward to seeing the Rhoddion Banc Bwyd Food Bank Donation film when it has finished being edited! Year 9 pupils from Fitzalan have Da iawn bawb! collected and donated items to the local food bank. LEARNING TOGETHER TO BE THE BEST THAT WE CAN BE FITZALAN NEWSLETTER CYLCHLYTHYR FITZALAN 2 Gweithgareddau y Llu Cadetiaid Cyfunol Combined Cadet Force activities Tachwedd—Gwisg yn cyrraedd November - Uniform Arrival Members of Fitzalan CCF were excited to receive their first batch of Royal Naval uniforms. This was definitely an important date on the unit’s calendar and one of the key building blocks to establishing Fitzalan CCF. All cadets have been allocated a uniform. The uniform consists of: No. 4. working dress – navy jumper, navy shirt, navy trousers and beret (with badge) No. 3. best uniform – navy jumper, white shirt, black tie, black trousers and beret (with badge). Both to be worn with black shoes. Rhagfyr—Tân Gwersyll thought the packs were To round the evening off and to warm good……..which is helpful as this might up, we all had a hot chocolate and got December –campfire be something that we’ll use in a future to toast the marshmallows. training event! December saw the cadets learn how to light a camp fire and experience MoD ration packs. Cadets were invited to cook, try and rate the packs. Cadets were surprised at what each ration pack entailed. Overall they FITZALAN NEWSLETTER CYLCHLYTHYR FITZALAN 3 HMS Express Fitzalan Cadets Ionawr—Profiad alltraeth ar yr HMS Express January - Offshore experience on HMS Express On Thursday 18th January 2018, 20 cadets from Fitzalan Combined Cadet Force were welcomed on board HMS Express by the ship's company. Despite the cold weather, there were plenty of smiles to be had with cadets trying out different roles such as emergency drills, navigation and bridge duties. Commanding Officer Lt Howell Morgan and his crew reported that they had a great day and that all the cadets were enthusiastic which made the day more enjoyable. All cadets had a great time and were fantastic ambassadors for Fitzalan High. Hopefully, we will be able to visit again in the near future! FITZALAN NEWSLETTER CYLCHLYTHYR FITZALAN 4 Hyfforddiant ym mis Ionawr— Ymwybyddiaeth Cymorth Cyntaf January Training—First Aid Cadets took part in First Aid training provided by our school first aider Mr Thlon, who also volunteers as a St John’s Ambulance Trainer. The cadets learnt about defibrillators, carried out CPR and checked out a working St John's Ambulance. Cadets are working towards a First Aid Awareness Certificate, which will be one of the first group qualifications of the year. Chwefror—Caiacio yn y Pwll February—pool kayaking February gave twenty cadets the opportunity to experience pool kayaking and gain the first level award. The cadets were introduced to kayaking and had the chance to learn new skills such as getting in and out of the kayak safely, together with ‘eskimo rolls’ which involved exiting the kayak, whilst under water and upside down! The cadets were provided with an understanding of the principles of kayaking and were able to practice these when manoeuvring the kayak around the pool. Each session was finished off with a good old team game which everyone enjoyed! Well done everyone! We are hoping to hold further kayaking sessions in the coming months. FITZALAN NEWSLETTER CYLCHLYTHYR FITZALAN 5 Seremoni Comisiynu Commission- ing Ceremony Fitzalan High School We are due to hold a Commissioning Ceremony on Thursday 26th April 2018. Invitations have been sent out to all parents of cadets attending Fitzalan High CCF. Light refreshments will be provided. Please confirm your attendance to [email protected] If you have not received an invitation and your child attends CCF please contact CPO Higgon-Young on 02920 877818 or [email protected] Please could we ask that all cadets are encouraged to attend every session as it is important that they look smart and practise the routine before the ceremony. Beth sy’n digwydd a phryd? What’s happening and when? 9th May Meet the marine’s event at Cardiff Castle KS3 names to CPO Higgon-Young 11th May - 13th May Junior Leadership Course - Plymouth 9th June Challenge Wales day voyage 16th July - 19th July Project Week Portsmouth, 2 nights per group July HMS Bristol Summer Camp, 14+ 3rd - 13th August Adventures Training North Wales 15+ 20th - 26th August BRNC Summer Camp, 16+ 29th October - 2nd November Half Term - Unit Field Trip to Portsmouth Trydar LlCC CCF Twitter We have set up a CCF twitter account. Please follow us for training updates and event information. You can find us at: @Fitzalan_CCF FITZALAN NEWSLETTER CYLCHLYTHYR FITZALAN 6 Cynhadledd Cymraeg Blwyddyn 9 Year 9 Welsh conference On Friday 2nd of February, thirteen organisations from across the commercial and public sectors in Wales responded to an invitation to attend our Welsh in Business conference. A total of 22 Welsh-speaking representatives from organisations as diverse as British Transport Police, the Health service, Careers Wales, Cardiff University and Deloittes accountants, amongst others, spent the day sharing their experiences with year 9 pupils. Our pupils were able to approach the visitors with questions about entry requirements to the different disciplines and to learn how a knowledge of Welsh is an advantage in the world of work in present-day Wales. As a result, pupils are more conversant with, and aware of, the reasons for studying and achieving a qualification in Welsh for their future work. One pupil said that she wanted to be an architect. The conference had shown her the importance of heritage and how it should influence the buildings she will design. Disgybl y Gymanwlad Commonwealth pupil It is with great pleasure that the PE department would like to inform you of some fantastic news. Our ex-pupil Dale Hutchinson has been selected for the Hockey Wales Senior Men for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018 in Australia. We wish Dale the best of luck and huge congratulations on this amazing achievement. FITZALAN NEWSLETTER CYLCHLYTHYR FITZALAN 7 Tê uchel y Pennaeth Head Teacher’s High Tea Douaa was nominated by Mrs Greenaway, Head of Sixth Form, for the Headteacher's high tea. She decided to make this cake for the high tea as she is very thankful for the opportunities that Fitzalan has given her since arriving from Syria. Trip TGAU celf, ffotograffiaeth a ddyluniaeth 3D i Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru GCSE art, photography and 3D design trip to the National Museum of Wales Year 9 pupils enjoyed a sunny walk to the National Galleries of Wales where they explored the new exhibitions ranging from photography, fine art and sculpture. There were some gasps of excitement when some of the pupils saw the work of Monet for the first time ,having recently explored his paintings for their GCSE coursework. Pencampwr Taekwondo Prydeinig British Taekwondo Champion Ruby McFarland, Year 7, was selected to attend the British Taekwondo Championships on Friday 24th November. Congratulations to Ruby who won a gold and a bronze medal. Well done Ruby! FITZALAN NEWSLETTER CYLCHLYTHYR FITZALAN 8 Cynhadledd ieithoedd tramor modern Modern foreign languages conference On Monday 4th December, fifteen year 9 pupils attended a languages conference at Cardiff City stadium. The conference was designed to encourage uptake of MFL at Key Stage 4 and targeted pupils considering choosing a modern foreign language as one of their GCSE options choices. During the day, pupils participated in workshops run by Routes into Languages, the Alliance Française and the Confucius Institute where , in the latter workshop, the pupils learned Tai Chi and Kung Fu! We were also lucky enough to be given a tour of the stadium. A great time was had by all. Fitzalan yn rhoi i’r banc bwyd Fitzalan donates to the food bank Year 9 pupils from Fitzalan have collected and donated items for our local food bank. Pupils were proud to donate food items that they had collected to help support families over the holiday period. FITZALAN NEWSLETTER CYLCHLYTHYR FITZALAN 9 Digwyddiadau elusenol Diwrnod San Ffolant Valentine’s day charity events On Thursday 14th February, romance was in the air at Fitzalan. The Charity Committee organised one of their ever popular cake sales at breaktime, and they also sold Valentine’s day messages. For £1, a message was printed on a heart card and delivered with a chocolate attached. There were lots of friendship messages and a few romantic ones! We raised £65 for SCOPE, a charity that works with and supports disabled people. SCOPE was chosen by the Fitzalan Charity Committee as the charity they wanted to support this term. The Charity Committee meets every Thursday at 12.35pm in L17.